Regulation And Legislation

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Protecting independent contractor status for advisers
NEWS OPINION DEC 08, 2020
Protecting independent contractor status for advisers

Proposed Labor Department amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act and pending legislation in the Senate are the latest challenges in this area

Maxine Waters urges Biden administration to overturn Reg BI
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2020
Maxine Waters urges Biden administration to overturn Reg BI

The Chair of the House Financial Services Committee also targeted rules surrounding opening up private markets

Merrill Lynch hit with record $26 million action over broker churning
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 07, 2020
Merrill Lynch hit with record $26 million action over broker churning

New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation called the settlement the 'largest monetary sanction' in the regulator's history

End the confusing muddle of advice standards
NEWS OPINION DEC 07, 2020
End the confusing muddle of advice standards

Establishing an easily understood rule for advisers shouldn't be this difficult

Two more big 401(k) lawsuits filed, one dismissed
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2020
Two more big 401(k) lawsuits filed, one dismissed

RR Donnelley and Cognizant Technology Solutions were sued, and Trader Joe's fended off a legal attack

FinHub becomes a separate SEC department
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 04, 2020
FinHub becomes a separate SEC department

Valerie Szczepanik will continue to head the office

Another election, another change in investment advice regulation
NEWS OPINION DEC 03, 2020
Another election, another change in investment advice regulation

Fiduciary duty? Best interest? They’re ultimately political decisions

SEC charges boiler room operator with $2.1 million fraud
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 02, 2020
SEC charges boiler room operator with $2.1 million fraud

Mark Lisser peddled 'pre-IPO' shares in New York and Florida

Advisers welcome additional educational requirements
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2020
Advisers welcome additional educational requirements

A NASAA model rule would impose 12 hours of CE annually for IARs

Thomas Sporkin tapped by CFP Board to head enforcement
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2020
Thomas Sporkin tapped by CFP Board to head enforcement

The former SEC executive will beef up the organization's detection, investigation and prosecution

Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 01, 2020
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door

Two former wirehouse brokers run afoul of Reg S-P, according to Finra

Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2020
Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards

Under the proposed rules, most companies on the U.S. exchange would have to have one woman director and one who is minority or LGBTQ

Last call for coronavirus-related distributions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 30, 2020
Last call for coronavirus-related distributions

CRDs are only available until year-end, so advisers should contact any clients who may still benefit from taking a distribution before the option expires

SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme
NEWS RIAS NOV 30, 2020
SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme

Craig Rumbaugh and his California-based firms will pay $1 million for misleading investors

Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued

A grocery chain is paying $17.5 million in one case, and a pharmaceutical company is shelling out more than $2.5 million in another

Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB

Approval may be moot as the new administration could easily quash it

Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors

Two new audits reveal underpayments to certain groups of beneficiaries

Gig workers could get stock under SEC proposal
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2020
Gig workers could get stock under SEC proposal

Plan would allow drivers, people who deliver food and other gig workers to receive up to 15% of their compensation in shares

DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2020
DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker

Sen. Richard Neal, D-Mass., criticized the measure for not including an assumption that 401(k) balances appreciate

JPMorgan Chase penalized $250 million for risk management failings
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 24, 2020
JPMorgan Chase penalized $250 million for risk management failings

Regulators found that the bank's asset and wealth management businesses lacked controls to avoid conflicts of interest